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🌱 Wintry I-95 Crash Kills 2 From MB + Ex-Waiter Sues LuLu's NMB
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Welcome to Tuesday, neighbors! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around Myrtle Beach today.
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Here are the top five stories in Myrtle Beach today:
- The wintry weather inland took the lives of two Myrtle Beach residents on Sunday in North Carolina. Latron Williams and Katie Joe Janta were driving southbound on Interstate 95 in Nash County, NC when treacherous road conditions caused their blue Honda CRV to veer off the road and hit several trees on a median strip. (WMBF)
- News13 has released an analysis report of 2021 shootings within the network's viewing area, which includes Myrtle Beach and Horry County as well as several other counties, including two in North Carolina. There were 385 shootings in the station's broadcast area. The exact data for 2021 will be released later this year. South Carolina ranked 5th in the nation for homicides in 2019 according to the CDC. (WBTW)
- Another lucky Myrtle Beach resident played a winning ticket in the Mega Millions drawing, winning a partial jackpot of $20K. The person bought their ticket at Food Lion on South Kings Highway. With no big winner, the main jackpot for the game grew to $347 million for tonight's drawing. (wpde.com)
- A former waiter at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach is suing the restaurant for having her perform non-tip-based tasks at less than minimum wage. Katie Burdick worked for LuLu's from 2018 through August of 2021, and was a server captain. The claim states she worked in excess of the amount of time lawfully allowed for non-tip work tasks, and also that she worked overtime during the summer months but was not compensated with overtime wages. The restaurant requires that all wait staff pool their tips. Working in the kitchen or cleaning are considered non-tip tasks for which restaurant workers are to be paid minimum wage. (WBTW)
- The lower gas prices reported here during the past two weeks was short-lived. Myrtle Beach gas prices rose 3.3 cents per gallon last week. The average price in Myrtle Beach is now $2.98 a gallon, still lower than the national average. Gas experts warn that unrest overseas in oil producing nations will cause prices to rise significantly within the next two months. (WMBF)
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Today in Myrtle Beach:
- American Red Cross Blood Drive @ Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center (10:00 AM)
- Small Business Resource Workshop - part of Freedom Week @ MB Train Depot (1:00 PM)
- Planning Commission @ City Services Building Conference Room (1:30 PM)
- Horry Co. Historic Preservation Commission Meeting @ 1301 Second Ave Conway (2:30 PM)
- Horry County Council regular meeting @ Council Chambers (6:00 PM)
- Skyler Whitfield @ Wiseguys Bar & Grill (8:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- U-Haul released its annual transactional data from 2021 and it shows Myrtle Beach was number 17 on the company's list of the top 25 U.S. growth cities. The data is compiled from the number of one-way U-Haul truck rentals for do-it-yourself movers. (Myhorrynews)
- Visit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Restaurant Week is in full swing, and it's time for another game of Mystery Restaurant Dishes. After one bite of this restaurant's peel and eat shrimp, we guarantee that you'll be "hooked" for life! 🍤 Tell us your answer by dropping an emoji in the comments below. [Hook & Barrel or Carolina Ale House] (Facebook)
- Customer service, sales, retail positions, health care and even a dog groomer! Check out who's hiring in the Myrtle Beach area. (Patch)
- The Carolina shag (that's a dance) originated on the Carolina coast in the 1940s, and the regional dance's annual competition is taking place in North Myrtle Beach this year! Preliminaries will be held at Spanish Galleon at Ocean Drive Beach & Golf Resort on January 28th and 29th. Finals will be March 10 - 12 at the same location. (ShagNationals.com)
- The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: We are drooling with excitement because Drift [restaurant] will be competing in the cook-off on Saturday, February 19 at the 4th Annual Macaroni Mania! Do you have a mac n cheese dish that people always devour? If so, we want you to join the competition! (Facebook)
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Alrighty, you're all good for Tuesday, January 18, 2022. I'll be in your inbox Wednesday morning with your next Myrtle Beach update!
— Kathy Mandell
About me: The best decision I ever made was relocating to the Myrtle Beach area from New England a few years ago, with my three dogs and three cats. I enjoy dogs, cats, road trips, photography, writing, vegetarian food, live music, bicycling and above all my daily walks on the beaches in and around the Grand Strand.
